put sb in touch with

  • 11Touch — Touch, n. [Cf. F. touche. See {Touch}, v. ] 1. The act of touching, or the state of being touched; contact. [1913 Webster] Their touch affrights me as a serpent s sting. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The sense by which pressure or traction… …

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  • 12Touch and go — Touch Touch, n. [Cf. F. touche. See {Touch}, v. ] 1. The act of touching, or the state of being touched; contact. [1913 Webster] Their touch affrights me as a serpent s sting. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) The sense by which pressure or… …

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  • 13touch — touchable, adj. touchableness, touchability, n. toucher, n. touchless, adj. /tuch/, v.t. 1. to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously. 2. to come into contact with and perceive ( …

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  • 14touch — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come into or be in physical contact with (another thing) at one or more points. 2 tr. (often foll. by with) bring the hand etc. into contact with (touched her arm). 3 a intr. (of two things etc.) be in or come into contact with… …

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  • 15touch — /tʌtʃ / (say tuch) verb (t) 1. to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it. 2. to come into contact with and perceive (something), as the hand or the like. 3. to bring (the hand, finger, etc., or something held)… …

  • 16touch — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French tucher, tuchier, from Vulgar Latin *toccare to knock, strike a bell, touch, probably of imitative origin Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to bring a bodily part into contact with… …

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  • 17touch — I n. social contact 1) to get; keep, stay in touch 2) to lose touch with 3) close touch 4) in touch with smb. (keep in close touch with me) 5) out of touch with (I am out of touch with the present situation) feel 6) to the touch (smooth to the… …

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  • 18touch*/*/*/ — [tʌtʃ] verb I 1) [T] to put your hand or part of your body on someone or something Beth reached out and touched his cheek.[/ex] Please don t touch the paintings.[/ex] He fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.[/ex] 2) [I/T] if two… …

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  • 19touch — [[t]tʌ̱tʃ[/t]] ♦♦ touches, touching, touched 1) VERB If you touch something, you put your hand onto it in order to feel it or to make contact with it. [V n] Her tiny hands gently touched my face... [V n] Don t touch that dial... [V …

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  • 20touch — 1. verb 1) his shoes were touching the end of the bed Syn: be in contact with, come into contact with, meet, join, connect with, converge with, be contiguous with, be against 2) he touched her cheek Syn: press lightly, tap …

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